As the Big Ten prepares to become a 16-team, coast-to-coast superconference with the additions of USC and UCLA in 2024, it is ending a 40-year relationship with ESPN and moving toward partnerships with two new networks. Two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Big Ten was looking for a seven-year deal worth $380 million per year to broadcast its football and basketball games from ESPN, and the network declined. Both spoke to The AP on condition of anonymity because the negotiations were not being made public. The deal would not have given ESPN…
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Community HealthCare System, which operates health clinics across rural northeast Kansas will be upgrading phone systems at all locations between Aug. 11 and Aug. 19. Upgrades will largely happen after hours, but some of the locations will be closing early as a result on those days. The company says the Westmoreland Clinic will be the first location to be upgraded. They’ll close at 3 p.m. Thursday. The Frankfort Clinic will close at 3 p.m. Monday for upgrades. Other closures include: Centralia Clinic and Eastridge: Aug. 15. Clinic hours will not be affected. Eastridge phones will be down from approximately 5…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his neighbor following an argument over lawn mowing, bringing to an end years of hostility between the two, officials said. Samuel Avery, 42, of Kansas City, was charged Monday with second-degree murder and armed criminal action in the killing of 41-year-old Warner Trotter, who was shot in his head on his front porch, the Jackson County Prosecutor’s office said. Trotter was declared dead at hospital. According to court documents, Avery called police on Sunday to report that he had shot his neighbor. Officers found Avery…
News Radio KMAN · In Focus 8/9/22: Riley County government Segment 1 – 00:00 Segment 2 – 12:24 Segment 3 – 20:40 Segment 4 – 34:06 Tuesday’s show welcomed guests from the government of Riley County. County Commission Chair Greg McKinley as well as County Appraiser Anna Burson. The first half of the show focused on Burson, who entered the role in May, and recently mailed questionnaires regarding property interiors and why they send those out. They also touched on the Dark Store Theory as well and the potential for a Supreme Court ruling on the topic to impact the…
The following summary of calls for service/reports filed by the Riley County Police Department is a portion of those received by police. Some names, addresses, and case details are withheld to follow local, state, and federal law and in an attempt to protect community members from being victimized further. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. MANHATTAN, KAN. – Frank Gibson, 48, of Manhattan was arrested on August 8, 2022, around 2:00 p.m. for two counts of aggravated violation of registration act, violation of offender registration act, and perjury after he failed to comply with…
MANHATTAN, Kan. (Kansas State Athletics) – Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman met with members of the media for the first time during preseason camp on Monday at the Vanier Family Football Complex. Links to video and audio of the press conference – which was streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ – are above, while a transcript of Klieman’s opening statement is below. Watch Listen CHRIS KLIEMAN, HEAD COACH Opening Statement… “Well, good afternoon everyone. It’s exciting to be back. Welcome back to everyone. I hope everyone had a good, short summer and ready to talk a little football. We…
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Isiah Pacheco were chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs on opposite ends of the draft spectrum, one of them a first-round pick with the accompanying expectations and the other a seventh-round longshot. Midway through training camp, they might as well have been picked one after the other. That’s because Edwards-Helaire, the incumbent-if-injury prone starter, and Pacheco, the unheralded rookie, have swapped first-team reps on a near-daily basis. And while veterans Jerick McKinnon and Ronald Jones II are fighting for roster spots of their own, the competition between Edwards-Helaire and Pacheco has become…
Chicago White Sox (55-53, third in the AL Central) vs. Kansas City Royals (44-65, fourth in the AL Central) Kansas City, Missouri; Tuesday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Lance Lynn (0-0); Royals: TBD BOTTOM LINE: The Kansas City Royals host the Chicago White Sox to open a four-game series. Kansas City has a 25-31 record at home and a 44-65 record overall. The Royals have an 18-9 record in games when they hit at least two home runs. Chicago is 55-53 overall and 30-24 on the road. The White Sox have a 44-8 record in games when they…
BUSHTON, Kan. (AP) — A buffalo charged and seriously injured a Kansas sheriff’s deputy one day before the animal’s owner was found gored to death, authorities say. Ellsworth County Sheriff Murray Marston said in a news release that the buffalo had wandered onto a state highway and the deputy was trying to get the animal back in a pasture when it charged Sunday night. A deputy from neighboring Rice County arrived and killed the buffalo when it appeared that it was preparing to charge again at the downed deputy. That deputy underwent surgery and is in stable condition, Marston said. Then on…
After a pre-trial hearing in Riley County District Court Monday, a trial is set for a Manhattan man charged with killing two people in October of 2020. Montrell Vassar’s case will be heard by a jury over eight days starting on Aug. 30 with Judge John Bosch presiding. The trial will break for Labor Day before continuing through Sept. 9. Vassar is accused of first degree felony murder for the deaths of Skylar Havens and Javon Gray, whom Deputy Riley County Attorney Trinity Muth has argued were killed after being shot in the back in the course of a robbery…